Editing Demetrius I of Bactria (section)

==Aftermath==
[[File:DemetriusObol.JPG|thumb|left|Silver [[obolus|obol]] of Demetrius I. Extremely small (12 [[millimeter]]s in diameter), but beautifully crafted.|280x280px]]
Demetrius I died of unknown reasons, and the date 180 BC is merely a suggestion aimed to allow suitable regnal periods for subsequent kings, of which there were several. Even if some of them were co-regents, civil wars and temporary divisions of the empire are most likely.

The kings [[Pantaleon]], [[Agathocles of Bactria|Agathocles]], [[Antimachus I]] and possibly [[Euthydemus II]] ruled after Demetrius I, and theories about their origin include all of them being relatives of Demetrius I, or only Antimachus. It is highly likely that Agathocles was a son of Demetrius I. Eventually, the kingdom of Bactria fell to the able newcomer [[Eucratides I|Eucratides]].

Demetrius II was a later king, possibly a son or nephew of his namesake, and he ruled in India only. [[Justin (historian)|Justin]] mentions him being defeated by the Bactrian king [[Eucratides I|Eucratides]], an event which took place at the end of the latter's reign, possibly around 150 BC. Demetrius II left behind his generals [[Apollodotus I|Apollodotus]] and [[Menander I|Menander]], who in turn became kings of India and rulers of the [[Indo-Greek Kingdom]] following his death.

[[Geoffrey Chaucer]] names Demetrius among the combatants at a tournament held in Athens by [[Theseus]]:
{{Poem quote
|text=|The grete Emetreus<!--sic!-->, the kyng of Inde,
Upon a steede bay trapped in steel,
Covered in clooth of gold, dyapred weel,
Cam ridynge lyk the God of armes, Mars.|sign=Geoffrey Chaucer
|title=''[[The Knight's Tale]]'', ll. 2156-2159}}